Time: October 18, 2014 from 9am to 2pm
Location: The New Light of the World Ministries
Street: 10807 S. Wentworth Ave.
City/Town: Chicago, IL
Website or Map: http://www.slowrollchicago.org
Phone: 773-916-6264
Event Type: community, bicycle, ride
Organized By: Olatunji Oboi Reed
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2015
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Slow Roll Chicago presents...
CELEBRATING HISTORY, CREATING COMMUNITY:
An Interactive Bicycle Tour of the Historic Pullman & Greater Roseland Neighborhoods
In Partnership with The New Light of the World Ministries
Saturday, October 18, 2014
9am Meet & Greet
10am Ride
Starting Point:
The New Light of the World Ministries
10807 S. Wentworth Ave., Chicago
Light refreshments available, donation suggested
Tour Features:
Chicago State University
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (Optional tour, $5 suggested donation)
Pullman State Historic Site
Lunch in the Beverly neighborhood
at approximately 1:30pm:
Hearty Cafe Pancake House & Restaurant
9623 S. Western Ave., Chicago
www.heartycafe.com
We ride to celebrate history. We ride to create community. We ride to encourage people to get moving and get involved in their community! We ride in Roseland, Roseland Heights, Rosemoor, and the Historic Pullman neighborhoods. We ride to join the efforts of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign to get people moving and to get people healthy with the vehicle that we have created, Slow Roll Chicago! With our vehicle, we ride to explore a vibrant complex history of the Historic Pullman community. We ride to discover the dynamic history of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) as told at the only Black labor history museum in the nation, the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, located right in the Historic Pullman community. The legacy of the BSCP significantly impacted organized labor in America and moved on to have a major influence on the modern day Civil Rights Movement. We ride to explore the origin of America's Labor Day celebration at the Pullman State Historic Site and experience the wonderful texture of Chicago's Southside that incorporates a melting pot of history, culture, people, communities, organizations, architecture, and beauty. This is why we ride.
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Thanks to Oboi, Jamal, and the rest of the Slow Roll squad. Only thing you messed up on was the weather! :-) Fun and educational day. I hope in November we all get to sit down together to eat so we can learn more about one another. In the interim, work on that weather thing, please.
Here's a cool article about Slow Roll Chicago that was posted today online:
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141013/pullman/bike-group-host-nei...
North sider that I am, I never realized the amount of history and architecture to be found south until some other rides earlier this year. Really looking forward to doing this one.
Slow Roll Chicago is a community-based organization utilizing the activity of bicycling to connect a diverse group of people and improve the condition of communities by organizing community bicycle rides and other bicycling-related programs throughout the greater Chicago area. Slow Roll Chicago works to achieve equity in bicycle access, bicycle usage, bicycle infrastructure, bicycle safety, bicycle culture, and other bicycle-related resources in Chicago with particular focus on communities on the Southside and Westside, making our communities healthier, more empowered, more economically viable, more socially cohesive, more bikeable, and ultimately more liveable.
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